Spring Peeper Tadpole Bubble-sucking (IMAGE)

University of Connecticut

Spring Peeper Tadpole Bubble-sucking

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The researchers studied tadpoles from five species of frogs -- four of which can be found in Connecticut. What they found was that tadpoles of all species were able to inflate their lungs within a few days of hatching, despite being too small to access air.

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Kurt Schwenk

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